The Daily Briefing Friday, February 20, 2026

AROUND THE NFL The NFL is headed for even more money in the next wave of television deals.  John Ourand of Puck: /a year and a half ago, as the NBA was negotiating with Amazon, ESPN, and NBC on what would amount to a 150 percent increase in the annual value of its media rights, no…

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The Daily Briefing Thursday, February 19, 2026

AROUND THE NFL NFC EAST  DALLASTodd Archer of ESPN.com with the thoughts of new DC Christian Parker: Christian Parker, the Dallas Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator, is walking into a unit that finished last in the NFL in points per game allowed (30.1) and 30th in the league in yards per game allowed (377). The Cowboys have needs at every…

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The Daily Briefing Wednesday, February 18, 2026

AROUND THE NFL NFC NORTH  GREEN BAYLongtime NFL special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia has “stepped down.”  Matt Schneidman of The Athletic: Rich Bisaccia has stepped down as Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator and assistant head coach, the team announced Tuesday night. “After taking some time to reflect over the last few weeks, I have made the decision to…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 17, 2026

AROUND THE NFL The NFL wins a grievance against the NFLPA, and instead of being proudly published, the NFLPA’s Team Report Cards will be compiled, distributed without a release and will eventually be leaked.  Mike Jones of The Athletic: The NFL has won the grievance filed against the NFL Players Association over the annual team report cards…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, February 16, 2026

AROUND THE NFL NFC WEST  SEATTLEInteresting.  The Seahawks had four “in-house” candidates to replace departed OC Kliff Kubiak – surely one of them would get the job.  Instead, they are hiring someone off Kyle Shanahan’s staff with the division rival 49ers.  Brady Henderson of ESPN.com: The Seattle Seahawks are expected to hire San Francisco 49ers tight ends…

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NASCAR Atlanta Sunda, February 15, 2026

ATLANTA Last year in this race Christopher Bell led only the final lap in what started as a 3-race winning streak that included Austin & Phoenix.  In the summer, most popular driver & Georgia native Chase Elliott ended a 44-race winless streak. Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Atlanta is like Daytona & Talladega on fast forward…

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NASCAR Daytona Saturday, February 14, 2026

DAYTONA 500 43 Different winners in 67 Daytona 500s First Daytona 500 win for 4 of last 5 winners – Michael McDowell (2021), Austin Cindric (2022), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (2023) & William Byron (2024) 5 Won consecutive Daytona 500s (No driver won 3 straight) – William Byron won last 2 Daytona 500s 6 Won 3…

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The Daily Briefing Friday, February 13, 2026

AROUND THE NFL Terry McAuley, no longer an NFL employee, apparently played a role to get the Seahawks two critical points in their Week 16 win over the Rams (you remember it, the one where Zach Charbonnet picked up a ball in the end zone and the points were put on the board after the…

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The Daily Briefing Tuesday, February 10, 2026

AROUND THE NFL Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com on why Super Bowl 62 in the ATL could be played well after Valentine’s Day: The NFL inevitably will expand the regular season to 18 games. It’s a matter of “when” not “if.” As to the when, it could still happen the season after next. Per a source with knowledge of the situation,…

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The Daily Briefing Monday, February 9, 2026

AROUND THE NFL The Seahawks are the champions of Super Bowl 60. It reminded the DB of the other Super Bowl played in Santa Clara, Denver’s 24-10 win over Carolina in 2025-26.  Von Miller was the MVP as not much happened. One thing that was different was the halftime show with three diverse English-speaking acts – Coldplay,…

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